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- This invention is directed to systems and methods for separating hydrocarbons from drill cuttings from a wellbore being drilled in the earth; and, in certain particular aspects, to such systems and methods which employ a screw feed apparatus for feeding drilled cuttings material to a thermal reactor.
- the present invention in certain aspects, discloses a thermal treatment system for removing liquid from drill cuttings material, the thermal treatment system having a metering screw apparatus for receiving and feeding drill cuttings material to a reactor system, including apparatus and a control system for controlling the metering screw apparatus and for insuring that the metering screw apparatus is maintained full or nearly full of material and/or for controlling the mass flow rate into a reactor of the thermal treatment system by adjusting the speed of the metering screw apparatus.
- the present invention discloses a thermal treatment system for treating drill cuttings material in which apparatus and a control system are provided to maintain an airlock at a material inlet to a thermal reactor of the thermal treatment system by maintaining a desired amount of material in a container above a feeder system that feeds material into the thermal reactor.
- apparatus and a control system provide for control of temperature in the thermal reactor by controlling the mass flow rate of material into the thermal reactor by controlling a metering screw system that feeds material into the thermal reactor.
- the present invention includes features and advantages which are believed to enable it to advance thermal drill cuttings treatment technology. Characteristics and advantages of the present invention described above and additional features and benefits will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art upon consideration of the following detailed description of preferred embodiments and referring to the accompanying drawings.
- Such systems with a screw feed for feeding drilled cuttings material to a thermal reactor.
- FIG. 1A is a schematic view of a system according to the present invention.
- FIG. 1B is a top view of the system of FIG. 1A .
- FIG. 1C is a partial side view of part of the system of FIG. 1A .
- FIG. 1D is a cross-section view of a feeder system of the system of FIG. 1A .
- FIG. 1E is a cross-section view of a feeder system useful in a system like the system of FIG. 1A .
- FIG. 1F is a cross-section view of a container of a feeder system according to the present invention.
- FIG. 2A is a side cross-section view of a feeder system according to the present invention.
- FIG. 2B is an end view of the system of FIG. 2A .
- FIG. 2C is a top view of the system of FIG. 2A .
- FIG. 2D is a top view of part of the system of FIG. 2A .
- FIG. 2E is an end view of a slide of the system of FIG. 2A .
- FIG. 3 is a top view of a system according to the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a system according to the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a system according to the present invention.
- FIGS. 1A-1D illustrate a system 10 according to the present invention which has a thermal reactor section 12 and a feeder system 40 according to the present invention.
- Drill cuttings material M is fed from the feeder system 40 into a reactor vessel 14 (mounted on supports 18 ) of the thermal reactor section 12 through an inlet 13 .
- Treated material exits the vessel 14 through a discharge outlet 15 .
- An engine section 16 has an engine 17 that rotates internal rotors (or friction elements) 8 in the vessel 14 .
- the vessel 14 has, optionally, a plurality of inlets 7 into which drill cuttings material for treatment can be fed.
- Load cell apparatuses 3 in communication with a control system CS indicate the amount of material in the vessel 14 .
- FIGS. 1C and 1D illustrate the feeder system 40 which has a base 42 with sides 44 , 44 a , and 44 b , and a bottom 45 within which is mounted a container 46 for holding drill cuttings material to be fed to the vessel 14 .
- a container 46 with a substantially horizontal level bottom with a metering screw system beneath it which is also substantially horizontal; or, as shown in FIG. 1D , the container 46 has an inclined bottom 48 with a trough 47 and a metering screw system 60 , which receives material from the container 46 .
- the system 60 inclined to correspond to the incline of the bottom 48 .
- Material falls into a trough 3 at the bottom of the container 46 (in which a screw 62 of the system 60 is located).
- the bottom of the container 46 may be any suitable shape to facilitate the flow and movement of material to the system 60 ; e.g. as shown in FIG. 1F , walls 46 w of a container 46 a are inclined above a trough 47 a.
- Drill cuttings material from a wellbore drilling operation indicated by an arrow 49 is fed by an auger apparatus 50 through an inlet 51 into the container 46 .
- the drill cuttings material may come from any suitable apparatus or equipment, including, but not limited to, from shale shaker(s), centrifuge(s), tank(s), cuttings storage apparatus, vortex dryer(s), hydrocyclone(s), or any solids control equipment that produces a stream or discharge of drill cuttings material.
- drill cuttings material is introduced into the container 46 through a line 53 from a system 54 (not directly from drilling operation equipment, like shale shakers or centrifuges) that transfers and/or transports drill cuttings material (e.g., but not limited to, the known BRANDT FREE FLOW (TRADEMARK) cuttings transfer and transportation system).
- a system 54 not directly from drilling operation equipment, like shale shakers or centrifuges
- drill cuttings material e.g., but not limited to, the known BRANDT FREE FLOW (TRADEMARK) cuttings transfer and transportation system.
- the material is fed to a vortex dryer VD for processing and the solids output of the vortex dryer is fed to the container 46 .
- a valve assembly 56 is used to selectively control the flow of free flowing material (e.g. liquids) from the system 60 into the vessel 14 as described below. Such liquids are not moved so much by the screw 62 as they flow freely past the screw 62 to the valve 56 through the system 60 .
- free flowing material e.g. liquids
- the lubricant is injected into material in the system 60 through injection ports or nozzles 57 from a lubricant system 58 (e.g., but not limited to, a lubricant that is base oil, an oil component of a drilling fluid).
- a lubricant system 58 e.g., but not limited to, a lubricant that is base oil, an oil component of a drilling fluid.
- a load on a motor 52 which rotates the screw 62 e.g. an hydraulic motor
- lubricant is injected through the nozzles 57 to facilitate material flow within the system 60 and lessen the load on the motor 52 .
- a pump 70 in fluid communication with the interior of the container 46 pumps free liquid from within the container 46 to reduce the liquid content of the material. This can optimize the performance of the system by insuring that the feed to the vessel 14 has a reduced amount of free liquid.
- a pump 70 a may be located within the container 46 (in one aspect, in the material M).
- a conveyor apparatus for conveying material to a vessel like the vessel 14 can have a constant pitch screw 62 s ; or, as shown in FIG. 1D , the screw 62 of the system 60 has areas of different pitch, e.g. areas 62 a , 62 b , (with the tightest pitch at the end near the motor 52 ) and 62 c which reduce the likelihood of material compaction in the system 60 and facilitates material flow in the system 60 .
- the system 60 is about ten inches in diameter; the container 46 has a volume of about eighteen cubic meters; and the bottom 45 is about four meters long.
- the container 46 has therein, at any given time, between three to sixteen cubic meters of material and, in one particular aspect, about sixteen cubic meters.
- the screw may have two, four or more areas of different pitch.
- an amount of material is maintained in the container 46 (e.g. in one aspect, a minimum of about three cubic meters) so that an airlock is maintained at the inlet 13 .
- an airlock is maintained at the discharge outlet 15 of the system 12 .
- Load cell apparatuses 72 indicate how much material (by weight) is in the container 46 . This correlates with the level of the material so that, as shown in FIG. 1C , a level “a” can be maintained indicative of the volume of material sufficient to maintain the airlock at the inlet 13 described above.
- the load cell(s) is also used with the control system CS to calculate the rate of metering of material into the vessel 14 and to set and control maximum and minimum levels of material in the container 46 .
- the level “a” is between 50 mm and 1000 mm and, in one particular aspect, is 500 mm.
- a level indicating apparatus 79 is used to obtain data to determine the amount of material in the container 46 and its level.
- the apparatus 79 is an ultrasonic distance measuring apparatus.
- Personnel P can, optionally, remove free liquid from the top of material in the container 46 (e.g. from the top thereof) by manually placing an end 75 a of a pipe 75 within a conduit 77 connected to the container 46 to pump free liquid (e.g. drilling fluid and some water, inter alia); from the container 46 thereby reducing the liquid content of material introduced into the vessel 14 .
- the pipe 75 is connected to the pump 70 ; or some other pump is used.
- a pump system is placed within the container 46 .
- a control system CS controls the various operational parts and apparatuses of the system 10 as shown schematically in FIGS. 1A , 1 B, and 1 D.
- the control system CS receives information from the load cell(s) 72 , and from sensors 2 on the engine 17 (e.g. torque and/or speed in rpm's) and from sensor(s) 52 a on the motor 52 (e.g. motor speed in rpm's).
- the control system CS controls the operation of the engine 17 , the motor 52 , the valve 56 , the auger apparatus 50 , the system 60 , the system 58 , the system 54 , the pump 70 , and an hydraulic power supply HPP which supplies power to the motor 52 and any other hydraulically powered item.
- sensing of the load on the motor 52 is done using a pressure sensor 52 a (shown schematically).
- monitoring the pressure of hydraulic fluid applied to the motor 52 provides the information needed to activate the injection of additional lubricant via the nozzles 57 .
- the control system CS maintains the flow of material into the vessel 14 by controlling the system 00 at a sufficient rate that the temperature within the vessel 14 is maintained at a sufficiently high level (without exceeding a pre-set maximum) to effectively heat liquid phase(s) in the drill cuttings material to vaporize the liquid phase(s).
- the motor 52 , engine 17 , pump 70 and/or other powered items in these systems can be powered electrically, pneumatically, or hydraulically.
- the oil content of feed into the container 46 is maintained between 15% to 30% by weight and the water content is maintained between 8% to 20% by weight.
- the solids content of the material introduced into the container 46 is, preferably, at least 70% solids by weight; and the liquid content of the material fed into the vessel 14 is 30% or less (liquid includes oil and water).
- a pump or pumps e.g., but not limited to, the pump 70 ) reduces (and, in certain aspects, minimizes) the amount of free liquid fed to the vessel 14 . If too much liquid is fed into the vessel 14 , undesirable “wash out” may occur, a sufficient amount of solids will not be present, and, therefore, sufficient friction will not be developed to achieve a desired temperature within the vessel 14 for effective operation. In certain aspects, the temperature within the vessel 14 is maintained by the control system between 250 and 400 degrees Centigrade.
- the engine 17 operate at an optimal loading, e.g. at 95% of its rated capacity. If the control system CS learns, via a speed sensor 2 on the engine 17 that the RPM's of the engine 17 are dropping off from a known maximum, this may indicate too much material is being fed into the vessel 14 . The control system CS then reduces the mass transfer rate into the vessel 14 (by controlling the system 60 ). Power generated typically drops off as the RPM's drop off, as can be seen on a typical performance curve. Insuring that the power generated is maximized provides the maximum energy available to generate the heat required within the vessel 14 .
- valve 56 is opened slowly. As free flowing liquid and material flow into the vessel 14 , the temperature is maintained. If there is no dramatic drop in temperature, this indicates that the flow of material has an appropriate liquid content so that a desired operational temperature and effective operation can be achieved. Then the valve 56 is fully opened as the system 60 is controlled by the control system CS and full flow commences.
- the container 46 may be filled continuously or in batches.
- FIG. 1E shows a system 10 a , like the system 10 described above, and like numerals indicate like parts.
- the initial feed of drill cuttings material to the container 46 is from one or more shale shakers SS (or other processing equipment) whose drill cuttings material output (e.g. off the tops of the shaker screens or from a centrifuge) is fed to a buffer apparatus BA to maintain a desired liquid content of the material in the container 46 , and, in one aspect, to minimize this liquid content.
- the buffer apparatus BA can be any suitable system or apparatus; e.g., but not limited to: a system according to the present invention (e.g., but not limited to a system as in FIGS.
- a storage system for drill cuttings material e.g., but not limited to, a known system as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 7,195,084, co-owned with the present invention
- a transfer/transport system e.g., but not limited to, the BRANDT FREE FLOW (TRADEMARK) systems.
- FIG. 2A shows a system lob like the system 10 described above and like numerals indicate like parts.
- the system lob has a slider system 80 with a slider frame 82 selectively movable by a piston mechanism 84 with one part connected to the slider frame 82 and controlled by the control system CS.
- Power for the piston mechanism 84 is provided by an hydraulic power pack HPP (which also provides power to the motor 52 ).
- HPP hydraulic power pack
- the slider frame 82 moves material on the bottom 48 of the container 46 to facilitate the flow of material down to the screw 62 of the system 60 .
- a slider frame may be used as shown in U.S. Pat. No. 7,195,084.
- the slider frame 82 has a central beam 86 , and, optionally, bevelled end edges 88 .
- the slide 82 moves material facilitating its entry into a trough 47 in which is located the screw 62 .
- the slider frame 82 is smaller than shown with no central beam 86 and is movable to and from the trough 47 on both sides thereof.
- FIG. 3 illustrates a system 10 c , like the system 10 , and like numerals indicate like parts
- the reactor section 12 c has multiple material inlets 13 c into which material is introducible into a vessel 14 c .
- One feeder system may be used at one inlet 13 c or multiple feeder systems 40 c may be used (three shown in FIG. 3 ).
- FIG. 4 illustrates improvements to systems of U.S. Pat. No. 5,914,027 (fully incorporated herein for all purposes) and shows a system 200 with a feeder system 210 (like any feeder system disclosed herein according to the present invention) which feeds material into a reactor chamber or vessel 201 with a rotor 202 including friction elements 203 .
- the rotor 202 further includes a shaft 204 sealed in the reactor with mechanical seals 205 .
- the friction elements 203 are pivotably mounted in rotor plates 207 (as in U.S. Pat. No. 5,914,027). Each pair of adjacent rotor plates 207 carries a number of friction elements 203 .
- the friction elements 203 are staggered relative to each other.
- the staggered arrangement may achieve turbulent action in a bed of grained solids in the vessel.
- the friction elements 203 are pivotably mounted in between adjacent rotor plates 207 by rods extending over the length of the rotor 202 (as in U.S. Pat. No. 5,914,027).
- the rotor 202 is driven by a rotating source 209 which can be an electrical motor, a diesel engine, a gas or steam turbine or the like.
- the material is brought to the reactor from the feeder system 210 via a line 211 .
- Water and/or oil e.g., base oil
- Cracked hydrocarbon gases (and, in one aspect, over-saturated steam) leaves the reactor via a line 213 and, in one aspect, flows to a cyclone 214 and proceed to a condenser unit 215 which can be a baffle tray condenser, a tubular condenser or a distillation tower.
- the different fractions of the oil can be separated directly from the recovered hydrocarbon gases.
- the heat from condensation is removed by an oil cooler 216 cooled either by water or air.
- the recovered oil is discharged from the condenser by a pipe 217 to a tank 218 .
- Solids leave the reactor via a rotating valve 219 and a transport device 220 which can be a screw or belt conveyor or an air transportation pipe system to a container 221 .
- the solids separated from the cyclone 214 are transported via a rotating valve 222 to the container 221 either by being connected to the transport device 220 or directly to the container 221 by a cyclone transport device 223 .
- the system 200 may be operated in any way described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,914,027.
- the items downstream of the vessel 201 may be used with any system according to the present invention.
- FIG. 5 illustrates that the present invention provides improvements to the systems and methods of U.S. Pat. No. 5,724,751 (fully incorporated herein for all purposes) and shows a system 300 according to the present invention with a process chamber with a rotor 302 and blades 303 driven by an engine 304 .
- a mass of material is fed into the process chamber by a feeder system 320 (any feeder system disclosed herein according to the present invention).
- the mass in the process chamber is whipped by the blades and subjected to energy or vibrations from the said blades and ribs 308 , which are sufficiently closely spaced to each other to cause turbulence during the rotation of the blades. Additional energy may be supplied in some form of heated gas from a combustion engine 309 .
- Gases, mist and vapors leave the process chamber 301 via an output opening via a vent fan 311 and on to either open air or to a condenser. Dried material is led through an output opening 312 via a rotating gate 313 .
- the system 300 may be operated in any way described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,724,751. The items downstream of the process chamber of the system 300 may be used with any system according to the present invention.
- the present invention therefore, provides in some, but not in necessarily all, embodiments a thermal treatment system for removing liquid from drill cuttings material, the thermal treatment system having a metering screw apparatus for receiving and feeding drill cuttings material to a reactor system, including apparatus and a control system for controlling the metering screw apparatus and for insuring that the metering screw apparatus is maintained full or nearly full of material and/or for controlling the mass flow rate into a reactor of the thermal treatment system by adjusting the speed of the metering screw apparatus.
- the present invention therefore, provides in some, but not in necessarily all, embodiments a thermal treatment system for treating drill cuttings material in which apparatus and a control system are provided to maintain an airlock at a material inlet to a thermal reactor of the thermal treatment system by maintaining a desired amount of material in a container above a feeder system that feeds material into the thermal reactor.
- any system according to the present invention may include one or some, in any possible combination, of the following: wherein apparatus and a control system provide for control of temperature in the thermal reactor by controlling the mass flow rate of material into the thermal reactor by controlling a metering screw system that feeds material into the thermal reactor; wherein the thermal treatment system has an engine that rotates friction elements within a reactor vessel of the thermal reactor and performance of said engine is optimized by controlling a metering screw system that feeds material into the reactor vessel (e.g., based on sensed speed in rpm's of said engine); a sensor or sensors or at least one load cell apparatus or two load cell apparatuses beneath the container to provide information to indicate an amount of material in the container; a sensor or sensors or at least one load cell apparatus or two load cell apparatuses beneath the thermal reactor to provide information to assist in control of the discharge rate of solids from the thermal reactor; wherein a control system controls the amount of material in the thermal reactor; wherein the control system controls said amount to maintain an airlock at the discharge from the thermal reactor; apparatus and
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A thermal treatment system for receiving liquid from drill cuttings material in which a metering screw system feeds material to a vessel of a thermal reactor. This abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure and is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims, 37 C.F.R. 1.72(b).
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- 1. Field Of The Invention
- This invention is directed to systems and methods for separating hydrocarbons from drill cuttings from a wellbore being drilled in the earth; and, in certain particular aspects, to such systems and methods which employ a screw feed apparatus for feeding drilled cuttings material to a thermal reactor.
- 2. Description of Related Art
- The prior art discloses a variety of systems and methods for the thermal treatment of material and thermal treatment of drilled cuttings material. For example, and not by way of limitation, the following U.S. patents present exemplary material treatment systems: U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,914,027; 5,724,751; and 6,165,349—all these patents incorporated fully herein for all purposes.
- The present invention, in certain aspects, discloses a thermal treatment system for removing liquid from drill cuttings material, the thermal treatment system having a metering screw apparatus for receiving and feeding drill cuttings material to a reactor system, including apparatus and a control system for controlling the metering screw apparatus and for insuring that the metering screw apparatus is maintained full or nearly full of material and/or for controlling the mass flow rate into a reactor of the thermal treatment system by adjusting the speed of the metering screw apparatus.
- The present invention, in certain aspects, discloses a thermal treatment system for treating drill cuttings material in which apparatus and a control system are provided to maintain an airlock at a material inlet to a thermal reactor of the thermal treatment system by maintaining a desired amount of material in a container above a feeder system that feeds material into the thermal reactor. In one aspect in such a system apparatus and a control system provide for control of temperature in the thermal reactor by controlling the mass flow rate of material into the thermal reactor by controlling a metering screw system that feeds material into the thermal reactor.
- Accordingly, the present invention includes features and advantages which are believed to enable it to advance thermal drill cuttings treatment technology. Characteristics and advantages of the present invention described above and additional features and benefits will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art upon consideration of the following detailed description of preferred embodiments and referring to the accompanying drawings.
- Certain embodiments of this invention are not limited to any particular individual feature disclosed here, but include combinations of them distinguished from the prior art in their structures, functions, and/or results achieved. Features of the invention have been broadly described so that the detailed descriptions that follow may be better understood, and in order that the contributions of this invention to the arts may be better appreciated. There are, of course, additional aspects of the invention described below and which may be included in the subject matter of the claims to this invention. Those skilled in the art who have the benefit of this invention, its teachings, and suggestions will appreciate that the conceptions of this disclosure may be used as a creative basis for designing other structures, methods and systems for carrying out and practicing the present invention. The claims of this invention are to be read to include any legally equivalent devices or methods which do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
- What follows are some of, but not all, the objects of this invention. In addition to the specific objects stated below for at least certain preferred embodiments of the invention, there are other objects and purposes which will be readily apparent to one of skill in this art who has the benefit of this invention's teachings and disclosures. It is, therefore, an object of at least certain preferred embodiments of the present invention to provide:
- New, useful, unique, efficient, non-obvious thermal drilled cuttings treatment systems; and
- Such systems with a screw feed for feeding drilled cuttings material to a thermal reactor.
- The present invention recognizes and addresses the problems and needs in this area and provides a solution to those problems and a satisfactory meeting of those needs in its various possible embodiments and equivalents thereof. To one of skill in this art who has the benefits of this invention's realizations, teachings, disclosures, and suggestions, other purposes and advantages will be appreciated from the following description of certain preferred embodiments, given for the purpose of disclosure, when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The detail in these descriptions is not intended to thwart this patent's object to claim this invention no matter how others may later attempt to disguise it by variations in form, changes, or additions of further improvements.
- The Abstract that is part hereof is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and scientists, engineers, researchers, and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent terms or legal terms of phraseology to determine quickly from a cursory inspection or review the nature and general area of the disclosure of this invention. The Abstract is neither intended to define the invention, which is done by the claims, nor is it intended to be limiting of the scope of the invention in any way.
- It will be understood that the various embodiments of the present invention may include one, some, or all of the disclosed, described, and/or enumerated improvements and/or technical advantages and/or elements in claims to this invention.
- Certain aspects, certain embodiments, and certain preferable features of the invention are set out herein. Any combination of aspects or features shown in any aspect or embodiment can be used except where such aspects or features are mutually exclusive.
- A more particular description of embodiments of the invention briefly summarized above may be had by references to the embodiments which are shown in the drawings which form a part of this specification. These drawings illustrate certain preferred embodiments and are not to be used to improperly limit the scope of the invention which may have other equally effective or equivalent embodiments.
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FIG. 1A is a schematic view of a system according to the present invention. -
FIG. 1B is a top view of the system ofFIG. 1A . -
FIG. 1C is a partial side view of part of the system ofFIG. 1A . -
FIG. 1D is a cross-section view of a feeder system of the system ofFIG. 1A . -
FIG. 1E is a cross-section view of a feeder system useful in a system like the system ofFIG. 1A . -
FIG. 1F is a cross-section view of a container of a feeder system according to the present invention. -
FIG. 2A is a side cross-section view of a feeder system according to the present invention. -
FIG. 2B is an end view of the system ofFIG. 2A . -
FIG. 2C is a top view of the system ofFIG. 2A . -
FIG. 2D is a top view of part of the system ofFIG. 2A . -
FIG. 2E is an end view of a slide of the system ofFIG. 2A . -
FIG. 3 is a top view of a system according to the present invention. -
FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a system according to the present invention. -
FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a system according to the present invention. - Presently preferred embodiments of the invention are shown in the above-identified figures and described in detail below. Various aspects and features of embodiments of the invention are described below and some are set out in the dependent claims. Any combination of aspects and/or features described below or shown in the dependent claims can be used except where such aspects and/or features are mutually exclusive. It should be understood that the appended drawings and description herein are of preferred embodiments and are not intended to limit the invention or the appended claims. On the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. In showing and describing the preferred embodiments, like or identical reference numerals are used to identify common or similar elements. The figures are not necessarily to scale and certain features and certain views of the figures may be shown exaggerated in scale or in schematic in the interest of clarity and conciseness.
- As used herein and throughout all the various portions (and headings) of this patent, the terms “invention”, “present invention” and variations thereof mean one or more embodiment, and are not intended to mean the claimed invention of any particular appended claim(s) or all of the appended claims. Accordingly, the subject or topic of each such reference is not automatically or necessarily part of, or required by, any particular claim(s) merely because of such reference. So long as they are not mutually exclusive or contradictory any aspect or feature or combination of aspects or features of any embodiment disclosed herein may be used in any other embodiment disclosed herein.
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FIGS. 1A-1D illustrate asystem 10 according to the present invention which has athermal reactor section 12 and afeeder system 40 according to the present invention. Drill cuttings material M is fed from thefeeder system 40 into a reactor vessel 14 (mounted on supports 18) of thethermal reactor section 12 through aninlet 13. Treated material exits thevessel 14 through adischarge outlet 15. Anengine section 16 has anengine 17 that rotates internal rotors (or friction elements) 8 in thevessel 14. Thevessel 14 has, optionally, a plurality ofinlets 7 into which drill cuttings material for treatment can be fed.Load cell apparatuses 3 in communication with a control system CS indicate the amount of material in thevessel 14. -
FIGS. 1C and 1D illustrate thefeeder system 40 which has a base 42 withsides container 46 for holding drill cuttings material to be fed to thevessel 14. It is within the scope of the present invention to have acontainer 46 with a substantially horizontal level bottom with a metering screw system beneath it which is also substantially horizontal; or, as shown inFIG. 1D , thecontainer 46 has an inclined bottom 48 with atrough 47 and ametering screw system 60, which receives material from thecontainer 46. Thesystem 60 inclined to correspond to the incline of the bottom 48. Material falls into atrough 3 at the bottom of the container 46 (in which ascrew 62 of thesystem 60 is located). The bottom of thecontainer 46 may be any suitable shape to facilitate the flow and movement of material to thesystem 60; e.g. as shown inFIG. 1F ,walls 46 w of a container 46 a are inclined above atrough 47 a. - Drill cuttings material from a wellbore drilling operation indicated by an
arrow 49 is fed by anauger apparatus 50 through aninlet 51 into thecontainer 46. The drill cuttings material may come from any suitable apparatus or equipment, including, but not limited to, from shale shaker(s), centrifuge(s), tank(s), cuttings storage apparatus, vortex dryer(s), hydrocyclone(s), or any solids control equipment that produces a stream or discharge of drill cuttings material. - Optionally drill cuttings material is introduced into the
container 46 through aline 53 from a system 54 (not directly from drilling operation equipment, like shale shakers or centrifuges) that transfers and/or transports drill cuttings material (e.g., but not limited to, the known BRANDT FREE FLOW (TRADEMARK) cuttings transfer and transportation system). Optionally, the material is fed to a vortex dryer VD for processing and the solids output of the vortex dryer is fed to thecontainer 46. - A
valve assembly 56 is used to selectively control the flow of free flowing material (e.g. liquids) from thesystem 60 into thevessel 14 as described below. Such liquids are not moved so much by thescrew 62 as they flow freely past thescrew 62 to thevalve 56 through thesystem 60. - Optionally, (especially for material that may be easily compacted) if additional lubricant is needed for the material to be introduced into the
vessel 14, the lubricant is injected into material in thesystem 60 through injection ports ornozzles 57 from a lubricant system 58 (e.g., but not limited to, a lubricant that is base oil, an oil component of a drilling fluid). In one aspect, if a load on amotor 52 which rotates the screw 62 (e.g. an hydraulic motor) is increased beyond a pre-selected set point, lubricant is injected through thenozzles 57 to facilitate material flow within thesystem 60 and lessen the load on themotor 52. - Optionally, a
pump 70 in fluid communication with the interior of thecontainer 46 pumps free liquid from within thecontainer 46 to reduce the liquid content of the material. This can optimize the performance of the system by insuring that the feed to thevessel 14 has a reduced amount of free liquid. Optionally, as shown in dotted line inFIG. 1D , apump 70 a may be located within the container 46 (in one aspect, in the material M). - As shown in
FIG. 1E , a conveyor apparatus for conveying material to a vessel like thevessel 14 can have aconstant pitch screw 62 s; or, as shown inFIG. 1D , thescrew 62 of thesystem 60 has areas of different pitch,e.g. areas system 60 and facilitates material flow in thesystem 60. In one particular aspect, thesystem 60 is about ten inches in diameter; thecontainer 46 has a volume of about eighteen cubic meters; and the bottom 45 is about four meters long. In certain aspects, thecontainer 46 has therein, at any given time, between three to sixteen cubic meters of material and, in one particular aspect, about sixteen cubic meters. The screw may have two, four or more areas of different pitch. - In one aspect, during operation of the
system 10, an amount of material is maintained in the container 46 (e.g. in one aspect, a minimum of about three cubic meters) so that an airlock is maintained at theinlet 13. By insuring, using the control system CS as described below, that a sufficient amount of material is within thevessel 14, an airlock is maintained at thedischarge outlet 15 of thesystem 12. - Load cell apparatuses 72 (one, two, or more) indicate how much material (by weight) is in the
container 46. This correlates with the level of the material so that, as shown inFIG. 1C , a level “a” can be maintained indicative of the volume of material sufficient to maintain the airlock at theinlet 13 described above. The load cell(s) is also used with the control system CS to calculate the rate of metering of material into thevessel 14 and to set and control maximum and minimum levels of material in thecontainer 46. In one aspect the level “a” is between 50 mm and 1000 mm and, in one particular aspect, is 500 mm. Optionally, or in addition to the load sensor(s) 72, alevel indicating apparatus 79 is used to obtain data to determine the amount of material in thecontainer 46 and its level. In one aspect, theapparatus 79 is an ultrasonic distance measuring apparatus. - Personnel P can, optionally, remove free liquid from the top of material in the container 46 (e.g. from the top thereof) by manually placing an
end 75 a of apipe 75 within aconduit 77 connected to thecontainer 46 to pump free liquid (e.g. drilling fluid and some water, inter alia); from thecontainer 46 thereby reducing the liquid content of material introduced into thevessel 14. In one aspect thepipe 75 is connected to thepump 70; or some other pump is used. In one aspect a pump system is placed within thecontainer 46. - A control system CS controls the various operational parts and apparatuses of the
system 10 as shown schematically inFIGS. 1A , 1B, and 1D. In particular aspects, the control system CS receives information from the load cell(s) 72, and fromsensors 2 on the engine 17 (e.g. torque and/or speed in rpm's) and from sensor(s) 52 a on the motor 52 (e.g. motor speed in rpm's). The control system CS controls the operation of theengine 17, themotor 52, thevalve 56, theauger apparatus 50, thesystem 60, thesystem 58, thesystem 54, thepump 70, and an hydraulic power supply HPP which supplies power to themotor 52 and any other hydraulically powered item. In one aspect, sensing of the load on themotor 52 is done using apressure sensor 52 a (shown schematically). In one aspect, thus monitoring the pressure of hydraulic fluid applied to themotor 52 provides the information needed to activate the injection of additional lubricant via thenozzles 57. Via sensing of the temperature within the vessel 14 (using a sensor or sensors; e.g., in one aspect three sensors along the top of the vessel 14), the control system CS maintains the flow of material into thevessel 14 by controlling the system 00 at a sufficient rate that the temperature within thevessel 14 is maintained at a sufficiently high level (without exceeding a pre-set maximum) to effectively heat liquid phase(s) in the drill cuttings material to vaporize the liquid phase(s). Themotor 52,engine 17, pump 70 and/or other powered items in these systems can be powered electrically, pneumatically, or hydraulically. - In certain particular aspects, the oil content of feed into the
container 46 is maintained between 15% to 30% by weight and the water content is maintained between 8% to 20% by weight. - In other aspects, the solids content of the material introduced into the
container 46 is, preferably, at least 70% solids by weight; and the liquid content of the material fed into thevessel 14 is 30% or less (liquid includes oil and water). A pump or pumps (e.g., but not limited to, the pump 70) reduces (and, in certain aspects, minimizes) the amount of free liquid fed to thevessel 14. If too much liquid is fed into thevessel 14, undesirable “wash out” may occur, a sufficient amount of solids will not be present, and, therefore, sufficient friction will not be developed to achieve a desired temperature within thevessel 14 for effective operation. In certain aspects, the temperature within thevessel 14 is maintained by the control system between 250 and 400 degrees Centigrade. - It is also desirable for efficient operation that the
engine 17 operate at an optimal loading, e.g. at 95% of its rated capacity. If the control system CS learns, via aspeed sensor 2 on theengine 17 that the RPM's of theengine 17 are dropping off from a known maximum, this may indicate too much material is being fed into thevessel 14. The control system CS then reduces the mass transfer rate into the vessel 14 (by controlling the system 60). Power generated typically drops off as the RPM's drop off, as can be seen on a typical performance curve. Insuring that the power generated is maximized provides the maximum energy available to generate the heat required within thevessel 14. - Initially at start up, in one aspect, the
valve 56 is opened slowly. As free flowing liquid and material flow into thevessel 14, the temperature is maintained. If there is no dramatic drop in temperature, this indicates that the flow of material has an appropriate liquid content so that a desired operational temperature and effective operation can be achieved. Then thevalve 56 is fully opened as thesystem 60 is controlled by the control system CS and full flow commences. - The
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FIG. 1E shows asystem 10 a, like thesystem 10 described above, and like numerals indicate like parts. The initial feed of drill cuttings material to thecontainer 46 is from one or more shale shakers SS (or other processing equipment) whose drill cuttings material output (e.g. off the tops of the shaker screens or from a centrifuge) is fed to a buffer apparatus BA to maintain a desired liquid content of the material in thecontainer 46, and, in one aspect, to minimize this liquid content. The buffer apparatus BA can be any suitable system or apparatus; e.g., but not limited to: a system according to the present invention (e.g., but not limited to a system as inFIGS. 1A , 2A, or 3); a storage system for drill cuttings material; a skip system; a cuttings containment and transfer system (e.g., but not limited to, a known system as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 7,195,084, co-owned with the present invention); or a transfer/transport system, e.g., but not limited to, the BRANDT FREE FLOW (TRADEMARK) systems. -
FIG. 2A shows a system lob like thesystem 10 described above and like numerals indicate like parts. - The system lob has a
slider system 80 with aslider frame 82 selectively movable by apiston mechanism 84 with one part connected to theslider frame 82 and controlled by the control system CS. Power for thepiston mechanism 84 is provided by an hydraulic power pack HPP (which also provides power to the motor 52). Theslider frame 82 moves material on the bottom 48 of thecontainer 46 to facilitate the flow of material down to thescrew 62 of thesystem 60. A slider frame may be used as shown in U.S. Pat. No. 7,195,084. - The
slider frame 82 has acentral beam 86, and, optionally, bevelled end edges 88. Theslide 82 moves material facilitating its entry into atrough 47 in which is located thescrew 62. Optionally, theslider frame 82 is smaller than shown with nocentral beam 86 and is movable to and from thetrough 47 on both sides thereof. -
FIG. 3 illustrates asystem 10 c, like thesystem 10, and like numerals indicate like parts Thereactor section 12 c hasmultiple material inlets 13 c into which material is introducible into a vessel 14 c. One feeder system may be used at oneinlet 13 c ormultiple feeder systems 40 c may be used (three shown inFIG. 3 ). -
FIG. 4 illustrates improvements to systems of U.S. Pat. No. 5,914,027 (fully incorporated herein for all purposes) and shows asystem 200 with a feeder system 210 (like any feeder system disclosed herein according to the present invention) which feeds material into a reactor chamber orvessel 201 with arotor 202 includingfriction elements 203. Therotor 202 further includes ashaft 204 sealed in the reactor withmechanical seals 205. Thefriction elements 203 are pivotably mounted in rotor plates 207 (as in U.S. Pat. No. 5,914,027). Each pair ofadjacent rotor plates 207 carries a number offriction elements 203. Thefriction elements 203 are staggered relative to each other. The staggered arrangement may achieve turbulent action in a bed of grained solids in the vessel. Thefriction elements 203 are pivotably mounted in betweenadjacent rotor plates 207 by rods extending over the length of the rotor 202 (as in U.S. Pat. No. 5,914,027). - The
rotor 202 is driven by arotating source 209 which can be an electrical motor, a diesel engine, a gas or steam turbine or the like. The material is brought to the reactor from thefeeder system 210 via aline 211. Water and/or oil (e.g., base oil) can be added to the flow from thepipe 212. Cracked hydrocarbon gases (and, in one aspect, over-saturated steam) leaves the reactor via aline 213 and, in one aspect, flows to acyclone 214 and proceed to acondenser unit 215 which can be a baffle tray condenser, a tubular condenser or a distillation tower. The different fractions of the oil can be separated directly from the recovered hydrocarbon gases. The heat from condensation is removed by anoil cooler 216 cooled either by water or air. The recovered oil is discharged from the condenser by apipe 217 to atank 218. - Solids leave the reactor via a
rotating valve 219 and atransport device 220 which can be a screw or belt conveyor or an air transportation pipe system to acontainer 221. The solids separated from thecyclone 214 are transported via arotating valve 222 to thecontainer 221 either by being connected to thetransport device 220 or directly to thecontainer 221 by acyclone transport device 223. - Non-condensable gases exit in a
pipe 224 and can flow from thepipe 224 to a filter unit or to a flare tower or are accumulated in a pressure tank—not shown. Thesystem 200 may be operated in any way described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,914,027. The items downstream of thevessel 201 may be used with any system according to the present invention. -
FIG. 5 illustrates that the present invention provides improvements to the systems and methods of U.S. Pat. No. 5,724,751 (fully incorporated herein for all purposes) and shows asystem 300 according to the present invention with a process chamber with arotor 302 andblades 303 driven by anengine 304. A mass of material is fed into the process chamber by a feeder system 320 (any feeder system disclosed herein according to the present invention). The mass in the process chamber is whipped by the blades and subjected to energy or vibrations from the said blades andribs 308, which are sufficiently closely spaced to each other to cause turbulence during the rotation of the blades. Additional energy may be supplied in some form of heated gas from acombustion engine 309. Gases, mist and vapors leave theprocess chamber 301 via an output opening via avent fan 311 and on to either open air or to a condenser. Dried material is led through anoutput opening 312 via arotating gate 313. Thesystem 300 may be operated in any way described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,724,751. The items downstream of the process chamber of thesystem 300 may be used with any system according to the present invention. - The present invention, therefore, provides in some, but not in necessarily all, embodiments a thermal treatment system for removing liquid from drill cuttings material, the thermal treatment system having a metering screw apparatus for receiving and feeding drill cuttings material to a reactor system, including apparatus and a control system for controlling the metering screw apparatus and for insuring that the metering screw apparatus is maintained full or nearly full of material and/or for controlling the mass flow rate into a reactor of the thermal treatment system by adjusting the speed of the metering screw apparatus.
- The present invention, therefore, provides in some, but not in necessarily all, embodiments a thermal treatment system for treating drill cuttings material in which apparatus and a control system are provided to maintain an airlock at a material inlet to a thermal reactor of the thermal treatment system by maintaining a desired amount of material in a container above a feeder system that feeds material into the thermal reactor.
- Any system according to the present invention may include one or some, in any possible combination, of the following: wherein apparatus and a control system provide for control of temperature in the thermal reactor by controlling the mass flow rate of material into the thermal reactor by controlling a metering screw system that feeds material into the thermal reactor; wherein the thermal treatment system has an engine that rotates friction elements within a reactor vessel of the thermal reactor and performance of said engine is optimized by controlling a metering screw system that feeds material into the reactor vessel (e.g., based on sensed speed in rpm's of said engine); a sensor or sensors or at least one load cell apparatus or two load cell apparatuses beneath the container to provide information to indicate an amount of material in the container; a sensor or sensors or at least one load cell apparatus or two load cell apparatuses beneath the thermal reactor to provide information to assist in control of the discharge rate of solids from the thermal reactor; wherein a control system controls the amount of material in the thermal reactor; wherein the control system controls said amount to maintain an airlock at the discharge from the thermal reactor; apparatus and a control system to maintain a desired temperature in the thermal reactor; a first feed of drilling cuttings material into the container; wherein the first feed is from drilling operations solids control equipment which is at least one of shale shaker, centrifuge, vortex dryer, and hydrocyclone; wherein the first feed is from a cuttings conveyance system; a secondary feed into the container from a cuttings storage or transfer system; and/or apparatus and a control system for control of temperature in the thermal reactor by controlling the mass flow rate of material into the thermal reactor by controlling a metering screw system that feeds material into the thermal reactor; the thermal treatment system having an engine that rotates friction elements within a reactor vessel of the thermal reactor and performance of said engine is optimized by controlling a metering screw system that feeds material into the reactor vessel (e.g., based on sensed speed in rpm's of said engine); at least one load cell apparatus or two load cell apparatuses beneath the container to provide information to indicate an amount of material in the container.
- In conclusion, therefore, it is seen that the present invention and the embodiments disclosed herein and those covered by the appended claims are well adapted to carry out the objectives and obtain the ends set forth. Certain changes can be made in the subject matter without departing from the spirit and the scope of this invention. It is realized that changes are possible within the scope of this invention and it is further intended that each element or step recited in any of the following claims is to be understood as referring to the step literally and/or to all equivalent elements or steps. The following claims are intended to cover the invention as broadly as legally possible in whatever form it may be utilized. The invention claimed herein is new and novel in accordance with 35 U.S.C. §102 and satisfies the conditions for patentability in §102. The invention claimed herein is not obvious in accordance with 35 U.S.C. §103 and satisfies the conditions for patentability in §103. The inventor may rely on the Doctrine of Equivalents to determine and assess the scope of the invention and of the claims that follow as they may pertain to apparatus not materially departing from, but outside of, the literal scope of the invention as set forth in the following claims. All patents and applications identified herein are incorporated fully herein for all purposes. It is the express intention of the applicant not to invoke 35 U.S.C. §112, paragraph for any limitations of any of the claims herein, except for those in which the claim expressly uses the words ‘means for’ together with an associated function. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be one and only one of the elements.
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1. Each invention disclosed herein.
2. A thermal treatment system for removing liquid from drill cuttings material, the thermal treatment system having a metering screw apparatus for receiving and feeding drill cuttings material to a reactor system, including apparatus and a control system for controlling the metering screw apparatus and for insuring that the metering screw apparatus is maintained full or nearly full of material and/or for controlling the mass flow rate into a reactor of the thermal treatment system by adjusting the speed of the metering screw apparatus.
3. A thermal treatment system for treating drill cuttings material in which apparatus and a control system are provided to maintain an airlock at a material inlet to a thermal reactor of the thermal treatment system by maintaining a desired amount of material in a container above a feeder system that feeds material into the thermal reactor.
4. The system of claim 3 wherein apparatus and a control system provide for control of temperature in the thermal reactor by controlling the mass flow rate of material into the thermal reactor by controlling a metering screw system that feeds material into the thermal reactor.
5. The system of claim 3 wherein the thermal treatment system has an engine that rotates friction elements within a reactor vessel of the thermal reactor and performance of said engine is optimized by controlling a metering screw system that feeds material into the reactor vessel (e.g., based on sensed speed in rpm's of said engine).
6. The system of claim 3 including at least one load cell apparatus or two load cell apparatuses beneath the container to provide information to indicate an amount of material in the container.
7. The system of claim 3 including at least one load cell apparatus or two load cell apparatuses beneath the thermal reactor to provide information to assist in control of the discharge rate of solids from the thermal reactor.
8. The system of claim 6 wherein a control system controls the amount of material in the thermal reactor.
9. The system of claim 8 wherein the control system controls said amount to maintain an airlock at the discharge from the thermal reactor.
10. The system of claim 3 including apparatus and a control system to maintain a desired temperature in the thermal reactor.
11. The system of claim 3 including a first feed of drilling cuttings material into the container.
12. The system of claim 11 wherein the first feed is from drilling operations solids control equipment which is at least one of shale shaker, centrifuge, vortex dryer, and hydrocyclone.
13. The system of claim 11 wherein the first feed is from a cuttings conveyance system.
14. The system of claim 11 including a secondary feed into the container from a cuttings storage or transfer system.
15. The system of claim 1 wherein apparatus and a control system provide for control of temperature in the thermal reactor by controlling the mass flow rate of material into the thermal reactor by controlling a metering screw system that feeds material into the thermal reactor.
16. The system of claim 1 wherein the thermal treatment system has an engine that rotates friction elements within a reactor vessel of the thermal reactor and performance of said engine is optimized by controlling a metering screw system that feeds material into the reactor vessel (e.g., based on sensed speed in rpm's of said engine).
17. The system of claim 1 including at least one load cell apparatus or two load cell apparatuses beneath the container to provide information to indicate an amount of material in the container.
18. The system of claim 1 wherein a control system controls the amount of material in the thermal reactor.
19. The system of claim 1 including apparatus and a control system to maintain a desired temperature in the thermal reactor.
20. The system of claim 1 including a first feed of drilling cuttings material into the container,
wherein the first feed is from drilling operations solids control equipment which is at least one of shale shaker, centrifuge, vortex dryer, and hydrocyclone, and
including a secondary feed into the container from a cuttings storage or transfer system.
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